RN I Practice - Heart Failure Clinic - FLEX

Carilion Clinic; Roanoke (VA); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA seeks a Registered Nurse to coordinate individualized patient care across ages and to provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing. The RN will work within a collaborative team, using electronic medical records and adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include assessment, care planning, treatment administration, patient education, and participating in performance improvement initiatives. Strong communication and clinical judgment are essential.

Qualifications

• Keyboarding skills and computer literacy required, including use of electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care for all ages.
• Collaborates with health care team to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Administers treatments and medications accurately and documents in EMR systems.
• Educates patient and family as part of the plan of care.
• Supports performance improvement activities and acts as patient advocate.

Skills

Keyboarding

Computer literacy

Education

RN licensure (Virginia)

Job description

# **How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:**As a registered nurse, you are expected to consistently deliver the best in care and customer service and demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with our patients, their families, visitors, and with each other. As part of the health care team, RNs assume primary accountability for nursing coordination and provision of individualized care for patients of all ages. The registered nurse also utilizes delegation and critical thinking skills to provide quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care.This position is FLEX, work day shift hours The RN's duties include, but are not limited to the following:* Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages as appropriate to service area.* Age specific admission and ongoing assessments are completed, documented and used to develop a plan of care.* Collaborates with members of the health care team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care. Revises plan according to changes in patient status.* Treatments and medications for patients of all ages are accurately administered and documented utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.* Patient/family (caregiver) educational needs are identified in a timely manner, incorporated into the plan of care, implemented and documented appropriately.* Contributes to Carilion Clinic’s performance improvement activities.* Consistently demonstrates the role of patient advocate, protector of patient’s rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support.* Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients served.* Determines and performs within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support (direct/indirect) evidenced based, quality patient care service and performance improvement.* Exhibits clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances.* Plans strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, resource consumption and improve patient outcomes.* Functions as role model for clinical practice to coworker, students, and physicians.* Manages resources, establishes priorities, and modifies environment to meet patient care needs.* Completes manager/director predetermined projects within specified time frame and according to pre-established guidelines.* Uses problem-solving methods to facilitate resolution to patient and personnel situations that present in the work area.* Takes an active role in the orientation of new employees.* Provides feedback to staff using appropriate communication and documentation.* Provides input into practice, environment, and work issues by participating on unit, hospital, and/or system activities which facilitates staff participation/input in decision making.* Assists with providing education activities for unit/department. # **What We Require:****Education:** Graduate of a State Board of Nursing approved program required.**Experience:** None.**Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:** Current Registered Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia required or eligibility to obtain licensure required.**Life Support:** AHA BLS-HCP required. Additional certifications such as ACLS, PALS, or NRP may be required based on assigned work area.**Other Minimum Qualifications:** Keyboarding skills and computer literacy required, including use of electronic medical records. For Behavioral Health roles, must demonstrate ability to safely manage disruptive or potentially violent patients.This job description is intended to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by incumbents in this role. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.**Compensation Range:**$27.70 - $41.55*Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.*